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On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Joe had on UFC middleweight fighter Tim Kennedy. At the beginning of the podcast Joe was going through his commercials as he usually does, and he started talking about Onnit products when Tim chimed in with his thoughts on supplements, Onnit, and MusclePharm.

If you’re not familiar with MusclePharm, it’s a large American supplement company which has a long-standing relationship with the UFC. It’s actually “the official nutritional supplement provider of the UFC” according to the UFC’s website. So you’d think that two people who currently work for the UFC wouldn’t have anything negative to say about a big sponsor, would you? If you said yes, you’d be wrong.

Joe was talking about how it would be nice if Onnit could advertise its supplements in the UFC but that MusclePharm had a monopoly on that space. That’s when Tim spoke up and said he wouldn’t mind the advertising and sponsorship if MusclePharm made good products, but in his opinion, it doesn’t.

Joe laughed and asked him why he said that, and Tim expanded on his thoughts in a big way.

Tim feels that MusclePharm offers the typical pre-workout and post-workout supplements and protein “toilet stuff” that jack your heart rate up before you exercise. He said they taste like plastic and they’re loaded with sugar and that he’s never had a good experience with any MusclePharm product.

Of course, Tim also echoed Joe’s sentiments that Onnit makes far superior products with better ingredients. While this is true, it should be noted that Tim is one of a handful of athletes who is sponsored by Onnit, though he does not wear the Onnit logo in the Octagon during his fights. But that doesn’t mean that Tim isn’t using Onnit products while he’s fighting.

In fact, Tim said that because of Alpha Brain, he’s able to focus on the coaches in his corner when he’s fighting and “execute what they [are] saying” more efficiently. When he was fighting Rafael Natal, he was able to do what his coaches told him to, leading him to finish that fight with a first round knockout.

The rest of the Tim Kennedy interview on The Joe Rogan Experience was entertaining and insightful, and although I’ve never cared for Tim as a fighter, I did grow to like the guy for who he is as a person, and because he wasn’t scared to speak his mind about products advertised by the UFC.

First off, let me just say that to enter this contest, you do not have to buy anything. All you have to do is click here to visit Onnit’s website and follow the very simple instructions and you’ll be entered into the contest. No purchase necessary!

The contest was originally supposed to include tickets to the upcoming UFC event in Texas, but due to unforeseen circumstances, that has been scrapped. However, the prize has been updated, and is still appealing, especially if you’re a fan of Joe Rogan and the UFC.

Grand Prize Part I: A trip to Texas to see Joe Rogan perform his stand-up comedy live. Yes, the original prize was a trip to Texas to see UFC 171, but that has been scrapped. The good news is that if you win the contest, you can probably still buy tickets to the UFC event to make the trip that much better.

Grand Prize Part II: A personal Skype diet consultation with the man himself, Mike Dolce. I’m sure a lot of us–myself included–would love to be able to ask someone as knowledgeable as Mike what he could do to help us. Reading books and listening to podcasts is one thing, but personal attention from someone like Mike is on another level!

Grand Prize Part III: The third and final portion of the grand prize is an MMA Power Pack, loaded with a variety of Onnit products and Mike Dolce books.

Yes, the contest has changed a little bit, but like I said, if you win this contest, you could always buy UFC 171 tickets and still enjoy the event with the added bonus of seeing Rogan do stand-up live. I’ve seen him before and it’s great, especially if you’re a fan of his podcast.